| Rank | Total Population ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | 968,500 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools / 968,500 |
| 2. | 952,513 | Wake County Schools / 952,513 |
| 3. | 500,899 | Guilford County Schools / 500,899 |
| 4. | 358,130 | Forsyth County Schools / 358,130 |
| 5. | 300,374 | Cumberland County Schools / 300,374 |
| 6. | 282,422 | Durham Public Schools / 282,422 |
| 7. | 209,586 | New Hanover County Schools / 209,586 |
| 8. | 209,387 | Union County Public Schools / 209,387 |
| 9. | 208,379 | Gaston County Schools / 208,379 |
| 10. | 204,702 | Buncombe County Schools / 204,702 |
| 11. | 175,343 | Johnston County Schools / 175,343 |
| 12. | 172,438 | Pitt County Schools / 172,438 |
| 13. | 161,309 | Cabarrus County Schools / 161,309 |
| 14. | 155,186 | Onslow County Schools / 155,186 |
| 15. | 153,713 | Alamance-Burlington Schools / 153,713 |
| 16. | 135,145 | Iredell-Statesville Schools / 135,145 |
| 17. | 134,913 | Robeson County Schools / 134,913 |
| 18. | 129,774 | Rowan-Salisbury Schools / 129,774 |
| 19. | 129,008 | Davidson County Schools / 129,008 |
| 20. | 124,093 | Wayne County Public Schools / 124,093 |
| 21. | 121,789 | Harnett County Schools / 121,789 |
| 22. | 113,693 | Randolph County Schools / 113,693 |
| 23. | 112,907 | Brunswick County Schools / 112,907 |
| 24. | 108,642 | Henderson County Schools / 108,642 |
| 25. | 105,756 | Catawba County Schools / 105,756 |
| 26. | 105,677 | Nash-Rocky Mount Schools / 105,677 |
| 27. | 104,574 | Craven County Schools / 104,574 |
| 28. | 97,464 | Cleveland County Schools / 97,464 |
| 29. | 92,602 | Rockingham County Schools / 92,602 |
| 30. | 90,579 | Moore County Schools / 90,579 |
| 31. | 90,164 | Burke County Schools / 90,164 |
| 32. | 86,551 | Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools / 86,551 |
| 33. | 82,140 | Caldwell County Schools / 82,140 |
| 34. | 81,499 | Wilson County Schools / 81,499 |
| 35. | 79,041 | Lincoln County Schools / 79,041 |
| 36. | 69,093 | Wilkes County Schools / 69,093 |
| 37. | 67,851 | Carteret County Schools / 67,851 |
| 38. | 67,181 | Rutherford County Schools / 67,181 |
| 39. | 66,050 | Chatham County Schools / 66,050 |
| 40. | 61,723 | Franklin County Schools / 61,723 |
| 41. | 60,553 | Stanly County Schools / 60,553 |
| 42. | 59,455 | Duplin County Schools / 59,455 |
| 43. | 59,096 | Lee County Schools / 59,096 |
| 44. | 59,095 | Lenoir County Schools / 59,095 |
| 45. | 59,012 | Haywood County Schools / 59,012 |
| 46. | 57,955 | Granville County Schools / 57,955 |
| 47. | 55,488 | Surry County Schools / 55,488 |
| 48. | 54,218 | Pender County Schools / 54,218 |
| 49. | 51,903 | Watauga County Schools / 51,903 |
| 50. | 50,724 | Orange County Schools / 50,724 |
| 51. | 50,034 | Hoke County Schools / 50,034 |
| 52. | 47,587 | Beaufort County Schools / 47,587 |
| 53. | 47,236 | Sampson County Schools / 47,236 |
| 54. | 46,858 | Stokes County Schools / 46,858 |
| 55. | 46,317 | Richmond County Schools / 46,317 |
| 56. | 45,276 | Edgecombe County Schools / 45,276 |
| 57. | 44,998 | Vance County Schools / 44,998 |
| 58. | 44,982 | McDowell County Schools / 44,982 |
| 59. | 42,268 | Columbus County Schools / 42,268 |
| 60. | 41,411 | Davie County Schools / 41,411 |
| 61. | 40,233 | Pasquotank County Schools / 40,233 |
| 62. | 39,897 | Asheville City Schools / 39,897 |
| 63. | 39,303 | Person County Schools / 39,303 |
| 64. | 38,101 | Yadkin County Schools / 38,101 |
| 65. | 37,175 | Alexander County Schools / 37,175 |
| 66. | 36,500 | Jackson County Schools / 36,500 |
| 67. | 36,034 | Scotland County Schools / 36,034 |
| 68. | 34,915 | Bladen County Schools / 34,915 |
| 69. | 34,530 | Dare County Schools / 34,530 |
| 70. | 33,840 | Macon County Schools / 33,840 |
| 71. | 32,943 | Transylvania County Schools / 32,943 |
| 72. | 32,018 | Kannapolis City Schools / 32,018 |
| 73. | 31,471 | Halifax County Schools / 31,471 |
| 74. | 30,442 | Hickory City Schools / 30,442 |
| 75. | 28,583 | Asheboro City Schools / 28,583 |
| 76. | 27,854 | Mooresville City Schools / 27,854 |
| 77. | 27,735 | Camp Lejeune Schools / 27,735 |
| 78. | 27,626 | Montgomery County Schools / 27,626 |
| 79. | 27,173 | Ashe County Schools / 27,173 |
| 80. | 27,156 | Cherokee County Schools / 27,156 |
| 81. | 26,309 | Anson County Schools / 26,309 |
| 82. | 24,460 | Hertford County Schools / 24,460 |
| 83. | 24,212 | Currituck County Schools / 24,212 |
| 84. | 23,947 | Martin County Schools / 23,947 |
| 85. | 23,628 | Fort Bragg Schools / 23,628 |
| 86. | 23,357 | Caswell County Schools / 23,357 |
| 87. | 21,353 | Greene County Schools / 21,353 |
| 88. | 21,310 | Northampton County Schools / 21,310 |
| 89. | 20,951 | Madison County Schools / 20,951 |
| 90. | 20,677 | Bertie County Schools / 20,677 |
| 91. | 20,628 | Warren County Schools / 20,628 |
| 92. | 20,352 | Polk County Schools / 20,352 |
| 93. | 20,026 | Lexington City Schools / 20,026 |
| 94. | 18,259 | Newton-Conover City Schools / 18,259 |
| 95. | 17,739 | Avery County Schools / 17,739 |
| 96. | 17,662 | Yancey County Schools / 17,662 |
| 97. | 16,606 | Clinton City Schools / 16,606 |
| 98. | 15,380 | Mitchell County Schools / 15,380 |
| 99. | 15,244 | Whiteville City Schools / 15,244 |
| 100. | 15,158 | Roanoke Rapids City Schools / 15,158 |
| 101. | 14,703 | Edenton-Chowan Schools / 14,703 |
| 102. | 14,511 | Thomasville City Schools / 14,511 |
| 103. | 13,507 | Perquimans County Schools / 13,507 |
| 104. | 13,062 | Pamlico County Schools / 13,062 |
| 105. | 12,837 | Washington County Schools / 12,837 |
| 106. | 11,877 | Gates County Schools / 11,877 |
| 107. | 11,622 | Mount Airy City Schools / 11,622 |
| 108. | 10,974 | Alleghany County Schools / 10,974 |
| 109. | 10,616 | Clay County Schools / 10,616 |
| 110. | 10,184 | Jones County Schools / 10,184 |
| 111. | 10,127 | Camden County Schools / 10,127 |
| 112. | 9,390 | Swain County Schools / 9,390 |
| 113. | 8,778 | Eastern Cherokee Reservation / 8,778 |
| 114. | 8,743 | Graham County Schools / 8,743 |
| 115. | 7,174 | Weldon City Schools / 7,174 |
| 116. | 6,281 | Elkin City Schools / 6,281 |
| 117. | 5,757 | Hyde County Schools / 5,757 |
| 118. | 4,219 | Tyrrell County Schools / 4,219 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Total Population' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Total Population' data are not listed.
